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President of the Confederate States of America
The
President of the Confederate States of America
was the
head of state
and
head of government
of the
Confederate States of America
, which was formed from the
states
which declared their
secession
from the
United States
, thus precipitating the
American Civil War
. The only person to hold the office was
Jefferson Davis
. He was President from February 18, 1861, to May 10, 1865, and his Vice President was
Alexander H. Stephens
.
Howell Cobb
, as president of the
Provisional Confederate States Congress
, was the highest ranking Confederate official before the election of Davis, but he was not titled President of the Confederate States.
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